N\u00e1 byna drie dekades het Tiekie Zeelie (79), eienaar van die sakeonderneming Lawnmower Hospital in Voortrekkerweg in Parow uiteindelik besluit die tyd het aangebreek om di\u00e9 besigheid vaarwel toe te roep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawnmower Hospital is in 1979 geopen en geregistreer deur Zeelie en haar man, Willem Zeelie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haar tweelingbroer se kleinseun het nou die leisels by haar oorgeneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zeelie het n\u00e1 haar bedanking uit die versekeringsbedryf in 1991 amptelik aangesluit en werk al 31 jaar by die onderneming. Sy bedryf egter die afgelope ses jaar die besigheid alleen n\u00e1 haar man se dood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c \u2019n Besigheid groei op sy eie en jy kry jou tye wat dinge be\u00efnvloed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWat ons besigheid benadeel het, was toe die mark oopgegaan het vir al hierdie mense wat tuindienste doen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie besigheid het aan die begin vinnig gegroei, maar soos die jare aangestap het, het talle elemente en die regering bygekom en ons werk raak toe al hoe minder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnder dinge wat ons besigheid benadeel het, was die sogenaamde \u2018backyard mechanics\u2019 wat van hul huise af werk,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oor die jare het soortgelyke besighede in die gebied oopgemaak, maar weer later hul deure gesluit, vertel sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawnmower Hospital het die publiek en skole bedien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn di\u00e9 bedryf is dit \u2019n diens wat jy lewer en jy moet die diens tot die beste van jou vermo\u00eb lewer. Die kli\u00ebnt is altyd reg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJy moenie met mense stry nie, en dan het ek ook goeie kommunikasie gehandhaaf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tiekie s\u00ea die besigheid het ook omgesien na minder bevoorregtes wat gereeld by die winkel aangeklop het om hulp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy man se motto was leef en laat leef, en op daai basis het ons hierdie besigheid bedryf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ander faktore het ook \u2019n impak op die besigheid gehad, s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie twee jaar droogte wat ek deurgemaak het, was erger as die twee jaar van Covid-19; ons het letterlik niks werk gekry nie, want daar was nie gras nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zeelie se besigheid is darem in staat om weer aan te pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHulle s\u00ea mos: \u2018the biggest room, is room for improvement\u2019. Jy moet net hard werk,\u201d s\u00ea sy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit sluit ook in die aankoop en gebruik van nuwe tegnologie om die besigheid verder te bedryf en te laat groei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zeelie se laaste dag as eienaar was verlede Donderdag 30 Junie. Sy s\u00ea sy kan afskeid neem en haar besigheid in goeie hande laat. Sy beplan om n\u00e1 aftrede mense op straat te help, s\u00ea sy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEen ding s\u00ea ek vir jou, by die huis gaan ek nie sit nie,\u201d skerts sy. Dan is daar ook die vetplante waarmee sy beoog om haarself mee besig te hou, s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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